SeattleIAM Daily Blog Report: Crime Lower in Western Seattle, Sonics Lawyers Receive Death Threats,

This is a selection of recent popular blog articlesestate market, has commented on a recent
from SeattleIAM where you will find the bestarticle in the Seattle Times titled “As
blogs from Seattle, Washington as well as videoMicrosoft Goes, so Does Seattle.” The
uploads, social networking, rumors, and blogarticle asserts that “the buoyancy of the
authoring.Seattle housing market rests in the hands of a
Crime Down in Western Seattle Despite Recentsingle company, Microsoft.” Apparently, the
Shootinghouse that Gates built was “single-handedly
The latest post from the West Seattle Blog isresponsible for half of King County’s
focused on two recent police reports announcedemployment increases from 1990 to
at meetings of the West Side Seattle Community2004.” Many people were incensed at the
Safety Partnership and the Delridge Districtbehavior of “Microsofties” during the
Council. A recent shooting at 59th and Admiral hadlate 90s tech bubble when overnight, on-paper
many residents of Western Seattle concernedmillionaires were bidding up Seattle real-estate to
about a possible increase in gang activityunprecedented levels. However, the Seattle Times
spreading into their neighborhood. However, policewiter pointed out that, “now the tables
reassured citizens that “the 59th/Admiralhave turned.”
shooting is believed to have been drug-related andWhile noting that “Microsoft may not be
that neither suspect nor victim lived in Westminting millionaires anymore,” it is becoming
Seattle.” The post also reports that themore and more obvious that Microsoft is helping
medical examiner is still yet to reveal the name ofto insulate Seattle's real estate market from
the victim who was killed in a black Nissan onmany of the problems being seen across the
October 13 near the Schmitz Park area.country. Recent data states that 233,220 in the
The second police report, decidedly more positive,state of Washington directly depend on Microsoft
asserts that “crime stats in WS (westernfor income. The post expressed concern at the
Seattle) are at a two-year low.” Westincreasing dependence on one company to
Seattle Blog stated that many people inmaintain retail stability, especially since Microsoft
attendance at the meeting had expressedwas chosen to open their latest R&D center
concern at the recent rise in thefts in thenorth of the border. “to a certain extent, it
WestCrest Park Area. Recently, KOMO 4 Newsconcerns me to think that so much of what we
documented the increasing public concernhave depends upon this one company. Particularly
surrounding a rise in “public sex”one who seems to think that snot green and Hello
happening in the woods at WestCrest Park, whichKitty pink are cool colors for the Zune.”
happens to be Western Seattle's only off-leashBill Sherman Boasts Narrow Lead
area for dog walkers. According to the post,The Daily Weekly, a blog from Seattle Weekly,
“police said at the meetings there is nohas reported that Democract Bill Sherman has
current plan to change the level of patrol atedged just ahead of his Republican counterpart
Westcrest.”Dan Satterberg in the race to become King
Sonics Lawyers Receive ThreatsCounty's new prosecutor. The post declared that
According to the latest post from Supersonicsoul,this narrow margin served as proof, once again,
the American Arbitration Association has handedthat “the fate of democracy lies in the
down a decision stating that “any arbitrationhands of people who can't make up their
hearings would be held in Seattle instead ofminds.” According to data from a new
Denver, as the Sonics had requested.”King-5 poll, “the deputy prosecutor leads his
Additionally, recent filings to the AAA from theboss the interim prosecutor 49 percent to 43
Sonics lawyers declared that they had receivedpercent, with eight percent undecided.” It
several death threats since getting involved in thewas also noted that the poll contains a 4.4 margin
dispute between the city of Seattle and theof error. Leaving Sherman with “the
Sonics' management over the leasing of theslimmest of leads.”
KeyArena. The Sonics Lawyers claim to haveThere is a clear separation of support between
received numerous “threats and othermen and women according to the King-5 poll. This
highly charged communications.” The totalled the author of the post to declare that
recorded threats amount to “two“Satterberg's biggest hope may be to woo
anonymous e-mails from the samethe female vote: the poll also found that women
address.”favor Sherman by 34 percent.” The King-5
The author of the Supersonicsoul post was initiallydata also stated that Satterberg had clear
intrigued when finding out about the threatssupport from 91% of registered Republicans, but
directed at the Sonics lawyers. Supersonicsouldue to the fact that King County tends to lean
was prepared for something heavy likedemocratic, it may not be enough to get
“threatening calls in the middle of the nightSatterberg elected prosecutor.
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